The 2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period consisted of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition can recruit players following the 2025 AFL Women's season.

Retirements and delistings Name Club Date Status 19 September 2025 Retired 22 October 2025 Retired 24 October 2025 Delisted 27 October 2025 Retired 28 October 2025 Retired 29 October 2025 Retired 29 October 2025 Retired 30 October 2025 Retired 30 October 2025 Retired 2 November 2025 Retired 3 November 2025 Retired 5 November 2025 Retired 5 November 2025 Delisted 5 November 2025 Delisted 5 November 2025 Delisted 5 November 2025 Delisted 5 November 2025 Delisted 5 November 2025 Retired 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 6 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Retired 7 November 2025 Retired 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Retired 7 November 2025 Retired 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Delisted 7 November 2025 Delisted 10 November 2025 Delisted 10 November 2025 Delisted 12 November 2025 Delisted 12 November 2025 Delisted 12 November 2025 Delisted 12 November 2025 Delisted 12 November 2025 Delisted 14 November 2025 Delisted 14 November 2025 Delisted 14 November 2025 Delisted 14 November 2025 Delisted 19 November 2025 Retired 20 November 2025 Delisted 20 November 2025 Delisted 21 November 2025 Delisted 21 November 2025 Delisted 27 November 2025 Retired 27 November 2025 Delisted 27 November 2025 Delisted 27 November 2025 Retired 28 November 2025 Delisted 28 November 2025 Retired 2 December 2025 Delisted 3 December 2025 Delisted 3 December 2025 Delisted 3 December 2025 Delisted 3 December 2025 Delisted 5 December 2025 Delisted 5 December 2025 Retired 8 December 2025 Delisted 8 December 2025 Delisted 8 December 2025 Delisted 8 December 2025 Delisted 8 December 2025 Delisted 9 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Delisted 10 December 2025 Self-delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 11 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Delisted 12 December 2025 Self-delisted 18 December 2025 Retired

Trade period

Trades The trade period took place from 4 to 10 December 2025. This marked the first trade period in which future picks could be traded.

Pick #→ Draft pick was later on-traded to another club Date Clubs involved Club Received 4 December / → / → 5 December / → → / → → 7 December / / → → / → → 8 December / / → / → → / / → / → → → → → 9 December / / 10 December / / → → → → → → / / / / → / / → → / / → / / / / / / /

Summary The following table summarises the players and picks that were traded in and out of each club during the trade period (excluding picks that were later on-traded).

Club In Out Grace Egan, 4, 13, 17, 39, 60, GC2026R1, ESS2026R3, MEL2026R3 Brooke Boileau, Anne Hatchard, Zoe Prowse, 14, 32, 50, 2026R1, 2026R2, 2026R4 Lily-Rose Williamson, 11, 33, GWS2026ER1, ADE2026R2, COL2026R2, FRE2026R2 Poppy Boltz, Ellie Hampson, Taylor Smith, 18, 36, 2026R2, 2026R4 Lauren Bella, Brooke Boileau, Claudia Whitfort, 66, NM2026R5, WC2026R5 Mia Austin, Keeley Skepper, Maddison Torpey, 2026R1, 2026R3, 2026R4 Ariana Hetherington, 15, 26, 29, 47 Mikala Cann, Lily-Rose Williamson, 23, 2026R2, 2026R3 Zoe Prowse, 49, 50, ADE2026R4 24, 42, 60, 2026R2, 2026R3 Lily Johnson, Eden Zanker, 35, 40, GC2026R3, MEL2026R4, NM2026R4 Dana East, 9, 27, 63, 81, 2026R2, 2026R3 Anne Hatchard, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 32, NM2026R2, BRI2026R3, WB2026R3 Lauren Bella, Claudia Whitfort, 1, 38, 56, 2026R1, 2026R2, 2026R3 Poppy Boltz, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, ADE2026R1, HAW2026R4 21, 39, 2026ER1, 2026R2, 2026R3 Niamh Martin, 67, SYD2026R1, BRI2026R2, GWS2026R2, GWS2026R3, STK2026R4 Sophie Butterworth, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, 15, 33, 87, 2026R4 Mia Austin, 9, 14, 81, GC2026R2 Lily Johnson, Eden Zanker, 17, 35, 2026R3, 2026R4 Maddison Torpey, 48, CAR2026R1, CAR2026R3, COL2026R3, PA2026R3, SYD2026R3 Ariana Hetherington, Niamh Martin, Ella Slocombe, Georgia Stubs, 19, 2026R2, 2026R4, 2026R5 Lucy Boyd, Ellie Hampson, 30, WC2026R3 Lily Paterson, 28, 46, 2026R3 Dana East, Georgia Stubs, 1, 38, 56, 63, FRE2026R3 Grace Egan, 4, 22, 40, 2026R4 Sophie Butterworth, 24, 42, 87, ESS2026R2 13, 49, 67 2026R4 Taylor Smith, 18, 28, 46 11, 29, 47, 2026R1, 2026R3 Lily Paterson, Keeley Skepper, Ella Slocombe, 36, BRI2026R4, CAR2026R4, RIC2026R4 Lucy Boyd, 30, 48, 66, 2026R3, 2026R5 Mikala Cann 26, 2026R3

Delisted free agency Name New club Previous club Date 8 December 2025 9 December 2025 9 December 2025 12 December 2025

Draft

The national draft was held on 15 December 2025. The inaugural pre-season draft, staged in the weeks leading up to start of pre-season training ahead of the 2026 season, was held on 4 May 2026.

Replacement players Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, due to injury, personal reasons, retirement or pregnancy, the clubs were allowed to recruit replacement players. Name Club Recruited from Replacing Date Club League AFL Women'sBreann Harrington (pregnancy)18 May 2026 VFL Women'sGeorgia Clayden (pregnancy)25 May 2026 AFL Women'sAileen Gilroy (retirement)4 June 2026 WAFL Women's Brooke Smith (injury) 15 June 2026 Sydney Swans AcademyTalent League GirlsJemma Charity (injury)17 June 2026 VFL Women'sAmy Smith (injury)24 June 2026 WAFL Women'sMikayla Western (injury)26 June 2026 VFL Women'sEmily Everist (injury)28 June 2026 SANFL Women's LeagueDanielle Ponter (pregnancy)1 July 2026 Sydney UniversitySydney Women's AFLAlice Mitchell (injury)7 July 2026 AFL Women'sScarlett Johnson (injury)17 July 2026 WAFL Women's Caitlin Kennedy (injury) 24 July 2026 VFL Women's Matilda Argus (injury) 27 July 2026 Jemmika DouglasVFL Women'sChelsea Randall (retirement)28 July 2026 QAFL Women's Olivia Lacy (injury) 4 August 2026 WAFL Women'sLily Smart (injury)5 August 2026Annabelle EmbeltonBox Hill HawksVFL Women's (injury)6 August 2026 VFL Women'sCaitlin Wendland (injury)12 August 2026

References

External links Official AFL Women's website